Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction meeting at the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice curated by Alejandro Aravena (l-r): Enrique Norten, Marc Angélil, Maria Atkinson, Roland Köhler, Alejandro Aravena, Marilyne Andersen, Simon Upton, Rolf Soiron and Harry Gugger. Not pictured: Gérard Kuperfarb, Eric Olsen and Brinda Somaya.
The Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation ensures that the activities of the LafargeHolcim Foundation are aligned with current interpretations of sustainable construction, and also inspires the Foundation’s approach by framing the architectural, scientific, cultural, and policy concerns that are integrated into its initiatives. The Board defines the strategies through which the LafargeHolcim Foundation encourages innovative approaches to sustainable construction.
Within the Board, the Steering Committee is responsible for managing the budget, defining and realizing initiatives, and monitoring outcomes of the Foundation’s activities. The members of the Steering Committee form the legal Board of Trustees (Stiftungsrat) of the Foundation, according to Swiss law.
The members of the Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation are:
Chairman of the Board
Rolf Soiron
Member, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Chairman of the Board, Lonza Group, Switzerland
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Marilyne Andersen *
Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies and Dean of Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
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Marc Angélil *
Architect and Professor of Architecture & Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
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Alejandro Aravena
Partner Architect & Executive Director, Elemental, Chile
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Maria Atkinson AM
Sustainability Business Advisor and Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia
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Harry Gugger *
Professor of Architectural & Urban Design and head, Laboratoire Bâle (laba), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL); and Principal, Harry Gugger Studio, Switzerland
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Roland Köhler *
Executive Committee member responsible for Europe & Australia/New Zealand & Trading, LafargeHolcim, Switzerland
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Gérard Kuperfarb *
Executive Committee member responsible for Growth and Innovation, LafargeHolcim, France
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Enrique Norten
Principal and Founder, TEN Arquitectos, Mexico/USA
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Brinda Somaya
Principal Architect & Managing Director, Somaya & Kalappa Consultants, India
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Simon Upton
Director of the OECD Environment Directorate, New Zealand/France
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*= Member of the Steering Committee (Stiftungsrat) of the Foundation
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